Method:1. Roughly chop the mangoes.2. Put the chopped mango, cream, sugar and icing sugar into a large bowl or food processor.3. Blend all the ingredients with a whisk or processor until it becomes a smooth puree (takes about 1 minute).4. Pour into a serving dish or glasses and chill for at least an hour before serving.

Additional Information:
For those of you who don’t know what a ‘fool’ is, (in culinary terms that is!), it’s a cold dessert made of puréed fruit mixed or served with cream or custard. Gooseberry fool is one of the original ‘fools’ – a very traditional English dessert.

And for those of you who don’t know what an Alphonso mango is, they hail from India and are the Rolls Royce of mangoes! This voluptuous, ambrosial Indian fruit can’t be beaten for flavour or sweetness – they are also one of the last bastions of seasonally available fruits, being around only from April to June. I can’t decide whether I want some hot Southern hemisphere country to start growing them or not….on the one hand they are heavenly and I love them and it would be amazing to be able to eat them in winter… but would they still feel as special if they were to be had all year round? Tough one! I remember when strawberries used to be in the supermarkets only in summer; they did seem more precious then. The Indian kesar mangoes are a pretty good runner up to the Alphonso, and very conveniently come into season just as the Alphonsos are on their way out. (By the way the Pakistani mangoes aren’t a patch on the Indian Alphonso Mangoes….even the Pakistanis would have to admit defeat on the mango front!).

If you prefer a lower fat version of this fool you could use half cream and half Greek yogurt instead of all cream, or use fresh whipping cream, which is lower in fat content (40% fat) instead of double cream (48% fat).

Nutrition Information

Nutrition

per 100g

per portion

women

men

child

Energy

223 kcal

250 kcal

13%

10%

14%

Protein*

0.9 g

1.0 g

2%

2%

4%

Carbohydrate

19 g

21 g

9%

7%

10%

Total Sugars

18 g

21 g

23%

17%

24%

Fat

16 g

18 g

26%

19%

26%

Polyunsaturates*

0.5 g

0.6 g

Mono Unsaturates*

4.1 g

4.6 g

Saturated Fat

10.0 g

11 g

56%

37%

56%

Fibre*

1.5 g

1.7 g

7%

7%

12%

Salt

0.0 g

0.0 g

0%

0%

1%

* Percentage Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet for an average adult.
Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.